4.3
Fantasy & SciFi
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel.
Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.
For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide…
Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
© 2022 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780063021457
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 23 augusti 2022
Taggar
4.3
Fantasy & SciFi
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel.
Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.
For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide…
Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
© 2022 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780063021457
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 23 augusti 2022
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Ülkü
11 sep. 2022
this book singlehandedly revived the dark academia genre for me r. f. kuang is the best at writing morally gray characters and also she is the best at letting them suffer alongside the reader i loved every page exponentially
Galadriel
28 aug. 2022
Babel is my most anticipated release of this year... and it is amazing! This historical fantasy novel tackles the darker side of academia: colonialism and racism (plus a bit of elitism, slavery and sexism). This book describes and criticises a darker side of the dark academia genre, which happens surprisingly little. But even if we would take this away, we have a great story. The magic system works with language, especially the differences between languages. It's unique and interesting. The author has put a lot of work into this aspect alone already. The writing is really good and I love the usage of Chinese in this book. The plot is great, I was hooked on it and read like 3/4 in one day...I absolutely loved it and would highly recommend it!
Eli
22 sep. 2022
Uten tvil den aller beste «dark academia» romanen jeg har lest/hørt. Alle burde lese den. Alle. Uansett om du liker fantasy eller ikke.
Tommy
8 feb. 2023
En fantastisk bok. Djupa och fina karaktärer och en historia som gräver djupt i vänskap, språkhistoria och lingvistik samt en mycket nykter djupdykning i kolonialism och rasism.Men framför allt är det en berättelse som griper tag och håller kvar en under alla de knappa 22 timmarnas lyssning!
Irthe
23 feb. 2023
Absolutely, profoundly enthralling, heart-wrenching, phenomenal
Juliana
27 sep. 2022
Uno de mis favoritos este año. Este libro promueve el pensamiento crítico en el más amplio de los sentidos. Puede que no todo el mundo disfrute tanto como lo he hecho yo porque tiene mucho peso en sentido académico y, sobre todo, lingüístico. Me ha parecido fascinante.
Christian
3 jan. 2023
Absolutely fantastic
In_peril
1 nov. 2022
As a former student of translation I loved all the deep dive into the whole process. Knowing the author I saw the ending coming but the journey was worth it.
Lucía
3 feb. 2023
An eye opener. Magnificent, addictive and smart
Esmee
4 okt. 2022
The amount of research the author has put into this book is incredible. This book was somethings else and I loved it! It's so well written and I couldn't put it down. Though I would have liked it if there was a bit more focus on the magic system.
Helhetsbetyg baserat på 423 betyg
Tankeväckande
Bladvändare
Smart
Ladda ner appen för att vara med i snacket och lämna recensioner.
Visar 10 av 423
Ülkü
11 sep. 2022
this book singlehandedly revived the dark academia genre for me r. f. kuang is the best at writing morally gray characters and also she is the best at letting them suffer alongside the reader i loved every page exponentially
Galadriel
28 aug. 2022
Babel is my most anticipated release of this year... and it is amazing! This historical fantasy novel tackles the darker side of academia: colonialism and racism (plus a bit of elitism, slavery and sexism). This book describes and criticises a darker side of the dark academia genre, which happens surprisingly little. But even if we would take this away, we have a great story. The magic system works with language, especially the differences between languages. It's unique and interesting. The author has put a lot of work into this aspect alone already. The writing is really good and I love the usage of Chinese in this book. The plot is great, I was hooked on it and read like 3/4 in one day...I absolutely loved it and would highly recommend it!
Eli
22 sep. 2022
Uten tvil den aller beste «dark academia» romanen jeg har lest/hørt. Alle burde lese den. Alle. Uansett om du liker fantasy eller ikke.
Tommy
8 feb. 2023
En fantastisk bok. Djupa och fina karaktärer och en historia som gräver djupt i vänskap, språkhistoria och lingvistik samt en mycket nykter djupdykning i kolonialism och rasism.Men framför allt är det en berättelse som griper tag och håller kvar en under alla de knappa 22 timmarnas lyssning!
Irthe
23 feb. 2023
Absolutely, profoundly enthralling, heart-wrenching, phenomenal
Juliana
27 sep. 2022
Uno de mis favoritos este año. Este libro promueve el pensamiento crítico en el más amplio de los sentidos. Puede que no todo el mundo disfrute tanto como lo he hecho yo porque tiene mucho peso en sentido académico y, sobre todo, lingüístico. Me ha parecido fascinante.
Christian
3 jan. 2023
Absolutely fantastic
In_peril
1 nov. 2022
As a former student of translation I loved all the deep dive into the whole process. Knowing the author I saw the ending coming but the journey was worth it.
Lucía
3 feb. 2023
An eye opener. Magnificent, addictive and smart
Esmee
4 okt. 2022
The amount of research the author has put into this book is incredible. This book was somethings else and I loved it! It's so well written and I couldn't put it down. Though I would have liked it if there was a bit more focus on the magic system.
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